An Album of Hope

Is this an awesome birthday present or what? Tracy made this mini photo album for Michele's birthday and we just had to feature it on the blog. In case you didn't know, Michele (and Tracy) is a huge fan of cardinals, so Tracy had to include one on the cover...


The following photos are the inside pages of the album. Love how each page has a pocket where the page can slip in and out. You can also journal instead of adding a photo.

Happy Birthday Michele!

After a busy day, the shop closed and the Design Team threw an after hours party for Michele's Birthday! Lots of food, crafts, and just plain fun! Yes, we actually forced Michele to craft at her party! Just wanted to share a few of the crafty things we made and shared at the party...


First up is this cute party favor made by Kelli. Inside the toilet paper roll was chocolate goodies! Thanks Kelli!



I'm sure you can guess who made this card! Yup, Debi used the new Lawn Fawn Critters on the Farm set to make this cute Diorama card. Sorry, this is a horrible photo of it- doesn't do it justice!


Next we have the card Tracy made for Michele. The gift will be a whole 'nother post! Its pretty fabulous, so stay tuned for more on that...

This is Kelli's gift she made for Michele- Kelli's a whiz at making scrapbook pages.


Jen (Jenny R.) made this cool swing card. Check the next newsletter if you want to take her upcoming class.

And here's my card to Michele. Its an updated version of the easel card.


And I was brave (or should I say crazy?) enough to teach everyone how to make this box. Let's just say that it was a challenge for all!


And now that Jen has joined the DT, we thought we needed an updated photo for the blog...

Front row: Jen, Michele, Kelli, Kiyomi. Back row: Debi, Jenny & Tracy.

Hey girls- when's the next party and who's teaching???

New Lawn Fawn Sets

Hey all you Lawn Fawn fans out there! Come and see the new releases that have arrived...

More New Stuff!

Just stopped in the store today and saw more new stuff arrived! Sorry- no photos but happy to report on the following:

• Greeting Farm re-order is in: re-stocking Hula Anya, Surfer Ian, Fleur Anya, Surfer Anya, Geisha Anya, I do set, Keep Cozy set and new Wild Sprout Elena!
• New Lawn Fawn releases are here! For sneak peeks- go to the Lawn Fawn blog...
• Sizzix A2 Card with Flap Bigz XL die is here!

See you soon!

Darcie Stamps

A new stamp company has arrived and boy are they cute! Darcie stamps are cling sets that already come mounted and pre-cut. Used the set called Potted Pals on this card. Also used the new lacey ovals Spellbinders set that arrived recently. BTW- this stamp set also comes with a couple of sentiments- I used one of them on the inside of the card. Its a great value for the amount of stamps you get.

More Masculine Cards Class

Most of us have a difficult time making cards for men. Tracy will be coming out of teaching hibernation to help you make some cool masculine cards in this class... just in time for Father's Day! Students will make these two cards and learn how to make a pizza box for a small gift.

2012 Calendars Are Here!

Hey all you calendar makers out there! Ready to get a jump start on making gifts for Christmas? We got the new 2012 calendars in this week. Only the large size is available at this time, but we hope to get the medium size in soon. Calendars are sold in packs of 5. Hurry before they are all gone!