Treasury of Memories

You know how when you're laying in bed at night...

and your mind is wandering all over...
and you start thinking of random things...
like, is there milk for cereal tomorrow morning?
or, did I lock the sliding door?
or...just how many days ARE there until Halloween anyway??

Well, now you don't have to wonder any more.
 
In fact...you don't have to worry about Christmas either!
With these handy dandy little projects, you will always know.
The best part is...each one is all kitted up for you...and you can have total "how many more days" peace of mind for just $5!

It's ok.  No need to thank me. ;)
~julie

adorable lil' goody bags!

Don't you just love blog surfing? We saw these recently on Pink Paislee's blog (be sure to scroll down on their blog) and fell in love! Check out their ingenius way of transforming brads into great stick pins!

Inspired by their creativity, we created some of our very own...

We were having so much fun, we threw in some of the polka dot felt too! (To create your own, cut felt into 4x12 inch strips, fold up the bottom third to create pocket, then sew around the bottom.)

Fun and easy...and it involves chocolate, so we're good to go.

Hope to see you soon! :) Elizabeth

Fall is my favorite.

Definitely my favorite season.  My favorite time for taking pictures...I just love it.
So much so...I decided a mini book was in order.
 
Plus I was loving the Pink Paislee line...Amber Road.  So that's what I used for the book.
It's a 6" x 12" book (mostly)...at least, that's what the covers are.  The insides are different sizes. 
I like mixing it up like that.
  
In the book I listed the reasons I love fall.  And these are in no particular order.
It's completely a coincidence that the number one reason is back to school.
Really.
 
I used some of the fun new Thickers...and took some sandpaper to them.  Distressed them a little.
 
I even cheated a bit and used some Pink Paislee 'Twilight' Halloween line.
After all, Halloween is in the fall, right?
 
Some of our fun Amber Road line is on re-order.  And we are stalking the Big Brown Truck daily for it.
But it's coming soon, I promise.
  
I wanted to show you the Scenic Route chipboard leaves in the book.  I painted them, let them dry...and then used crackle paint.  So. Fun.  Then I added a clear sticker (a little piece from the border ones) and ribbon.
I have to say I am loving the crackle effect.

So there you have it.  Not to toot my own horn or anything...it really is one of my favorite books. ;)
Happy Fall!

hey sports fans...

Just wanted to show you another one of the awesome magnet calendar sets.
You know, fall is almost here...and at our house (among other things) it means football.
Evidently the fantasy draft was a couple of days ago...but I digress.
Have you seen the sports calendar that Miss Patti designed?
 
She used some of the new Teresa Collins sports line.  Isn't it fun?
And you can swap out the months and use it all year round.  All the goodies you need to make the month titles and date pieces are in a handy dandy kit...for just $18.  Just add the magnet calendar and a frame and you're set.  (If I were being intentionally clever...I'd claim that as a volleyball reference.)
~julie

quite possibly the cutest owl cards in the whole world.

And you know me...I don't usually use such wide, grand, sweeping statements like that. ;)
I mean it though.  These are seriously cute.
 
Miss Elizabeth designed this kit...it includes 7 stinkin' cute owl cards plus envelopes...all tucked inside the sweet little owl holder. 
These great all-occasion cards say clever things like "owl" always love you, "owl" be thinking of you, what a hoot!, thanks for everything, hope your birthday is a hoot...fun stuff like that.
And get this...you can get the whole kit for just $12! 
 
Aren't they cute? 
If you're in the mood for making cards...this is a great deal! :)
~julie

Halloween is just around the corner...

Ok.  I know it's really 2 months away.  But there's just so many fun new Halloween things in the store, I wanted it to seem closer. 
There's the new Making Memories line, Spook Alley:
   
Love this stuff!  Instead of an all ribbon pack, they did a little ribbon, some felt shapes, some bling, and buttons!  Genius.  And there tons of other goodies.
And there's Pink Paislee's Twilight line (plus Amber Road...which is a great fall line)...and 2 My Mind's Eye Halloween lines.  So. Much. Fun.

We've got lots of other great Halloween ideas as well.  There's this super fun banner kit:
 
Wouldn't this look fun hanging in your house?  Guess what? 
It's a kit.  For just $14...you get everything you need to make it.  Even the vinyl letters.  Seriously.

And remember the 7 Gypsies ATC and photo display?
 
Look...you can trick it out for Halloween!  Get it...trick it out?
And aren't those witches just the cutest?  In case you missed it and need a close-up:
 
Oh look!  It's me and my girls! ;)  This was so easy to put together.  You just trim your photos and use the corner rounder...hang them up, and add fun goodies, like the Making Memories glitter die cuts that I used, ribbon...whatever you'd like. 

Oh, and let's not forget Mr. Spider marble magnet:
 
I tried to get Elizabeth to pose with him.  (She has a very special place in her heart for him...it's all about his googly eyes)  But she was camera shy.  Go figure.
One marble + one little bit of paper + one magnet + one cute vinyl spider + 2 googly eyes = super cute Mr. Spider marble magnet.  Ta-Da!!

Come on in and check out all the Halloween inspiration. 
You won't boo-lieve your eyes.
You won't know witch line to buy first.
It's fantastically spooktacular.
Ok.  I'm done.
~julie

Celebrating "Back to School!"

Celebrate the first month of school with this super fun magnetic calendar kit designed by Miss Heidi!

It includes a complete set of Scenic Route chipboard pieces, complete vinyl number set, magnets, and enough fun extras to create 30 days of back-to-school magnet fun!  All this fun for just $18! (Please note the frame and magnetic calendar are sold separately.)

Hope you're enjoying the last couple weeks of summer vacation! :) Elizabeth

*We've enjoyed amazing response to our magnetic kits...if you're eager to get a September kit, please give us a call and we'll put one on hold for you. If you're already on the wait list, yours is ready for you to enjoy! See you soon!

 

 

how cool are these?!?

I fell in love with these mixed media books when they arrived at TOM a while back and wanted to share how awesome they are with you!....they have chipboard, felt, AND acetate pages included in the pack with adorable white binder rings. Perfect for any mini book idea you have floating inside that uber creative brain of yours.....check out this sample that Elizabeth made for her sweet son Thomas' birthday:
 
Super cute right (the sweet boy AND the book)?!?
Also, we cut one the bracket shaped books in half (using just a regular paper trimmer and going through each page on the front and back to make a mega-fatty book which we all love around here....
 
Come in to check out these great books right near the counter....they are fun to flip through with all of the different textures included within the pages!

xo,
Patti

Gel medium light molding paste.

I'm pretty sure that's never ever been a blog post title before.
Have you heard about this stuff?  They playing with it at Paper Party today. 
It's basically this amazing paste that you can use to build up texture on things like canvas.
Hey.  Canvas is still 50% off.  See how this all ties together? :)

Miss Alissa has made the most beautiful canvas using The Paste.
 
Such cool texture.  Seriously...like frosting.  In fact, I think she put the Paste on with a butter knife.
I'm getting hungry.

Public Service Announcement:
Golden Gel Medium Light Molding Paste is NOT edible.
Not even a little bit.
So don't be like the paste kid in kindergarten who sneaks off into the corner for a little pre-lunch snack.
And just so you know...I was NOT the paste-eater. 

The Paste DOES however smell like when you get your hair highlighted, and they just put you under the dryer.  I will admit to smelling the Paste (for 2 seconds) so I could pass on that important tidbit to you.

Carry on.
~julie

the canvas is here!!

Mr. Canvas Man just delivered the hugest, most ginormous pile of canvas ever.
Seriously.  Right outside our door.
Which is just perfect, considering it's Canvas Week!  Woohoo!
Did you know that all canvas is 50% off now through Sunday?  Isn't that cool?
Look at these amazing projects that Elizabeth did:
 
Isn't that the neatest family picture?  Our very own Miss Carly took it... :)
And I love the new live, love, laugh vinyl. 
 
Isn't this beautiful?  Come on in and check out all the canvas samples...there's tons of different ideas to inspire you. :)  And don't forget...50% off!

~julie