New From My Mind's Eye

We have all sorts of new beautiful new paper and washi tape from My Mind's Eye in stock!  They've introduced two new collections to the Lost & Found line.  Shown above is Ruby, which has a three-pack off coordinating washi tape.

Oliver, the second addition to the Lost & Found line, also has a set of coordinating washi tapes to make papercrafting easier!

Are you thinking about Valentine's Day yet?  Lucky in Love is a wonderful new 12x12 Collection Kit that comes with nine sheets of 12x12 double-sided cardstock paper and a coordinating sticker accessories sheet.  Lucky in Love is also available in a 6x6 pad. 

Be sure to stop by and see all of the My Mind's Eye products currently in stock!

New From Echo Park

Now in stock from Echo Park is this fabulous collection of purple and blues called Winter Wishes.  Pictured above is the 6x6 pad; it is also available in a 12x12 collection.

Echo Park also has two new additions to the extremely popular Dots & Stripes line of papers!  This is Neapolitan, a 12x12 collection of cheerful colors.

This one is Jewels, a 12x12 collection of deeper, bolder patterns.  Be sure to stop by the store today to see everything we have in stock from Echo Park!

New Basic Grey!

We've got new Basic Grey in stock!  The new Serenade pad has subtle colors and lovely patterns, perfect for all sorts of paper crafting.

The Lucille patterned paper pad has bloder colors and floral patterns.  And, it has two coordinating stamp sets:

Hero Arts and Basic Grey have teamed up to bring you Be Silly, a set of 7 clear stamps. Titles, labels, and more, in a clear set from the BasicGrey Lucille collection

Sew Perfect, the second coordinating set, has 11 sewing themed images that coordinate well with the papers in the Lucille collections.

Stop by the store and see our whole collection of Basic Grey goodies!

10/28/12 UPDATE: WE ARE IN HURRICANE SANDY'S PATH!  We are just north/west of where Sandy is expected to make landfall and where the worst wind/rain is expected.  It is very likely we will lose power and will not be able to operate for several days.  We will keep the blog updated as well as posts to Facebook but please be patient with us during this time as orders will likely not be shipping.

Five Minute Friday: Dog Sympathy

Hi everyone!  It's Taylor here today, sharing a really great Five Minute Friday card that Kate made.  Here's what she shared about her card:

"As any animal lover knows, losing a pet is one of the most painful things to go through.  Sadly, one of my friends lost her dog recently and I made this quick, little card for her."

And here's a look at the supplies she used:
 
Woof Mini Collection Kit (Echo Park),  Classic Ric Rac Edgeabilities (Spellbinders),  Pawprints On Our Heart (Market Street Stamps),  Vintage Finds paper pad (Teresa Collins),  Memento ink,  Copic E53, and What’s Up Layered Felties (Basic Grey)

Have a great weekend - be sure to check back with us next week to see what's new in the store!

Special Delivery

Hi everyone!  It's Taylor here today, sharing a fun card I just made. I love stamps that make me smile, and this Special Delivery one from Stampendous certainly does!  Isn't he the cutest little deer ever?  I've paired him with some new Home For Christmas patterned paper from Fancy Pants (more is on order, don't worry!), and a bit of  ivory pom pom trim with some green and tan twisted burlap from May Arts tied over the top.

Have you started your holiday cards yet?  Stop by the store to see all of the great ribbons and other extras we've got in stock to make holiday crafting easy!

Please note: No orders will be shipping 10/18 - 10/25. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

We Have Winners!

We had such an amazing response to our birthday celebration last week!  Thank you to everyone who commented on our giveaways, shared projects on our Facebook page, and retweeted and chatted on Twitter.  Most of all, thank you for all of the money you helped raise for Home For Good Dog Rescue, Eleventh Hour Rescue and Pilots ‘n Paws.  It's time to announce the winners of our five days of blog giveaways!

Each commenter was drawn using random.org.  Ready to see if your name is on this list?

Tuesday - Jennie Harper (Chicken Girl Girl Design's Just Skating By)

Wednesday - Crafty Math Chick (Mint Motif's Very Merry Sentiments)

Thursday - Lisa F (Gourmet Rubber Stamps Singles)

Friday - jimlynn (Paper Smooches' Healthy Vibes)

Saturday - sharon g (My Mind's Eye Lavender Paper Pad)

Congratulations!  Please use the contact us form to submit your snail mail address, and your prizes will get shipped out to you soon (be sure to say which prize you won). The store is closed until 10/25, and normal shipping will resume on 10/26.  If prizes remain unclaimed on 10/29, we will draw new winners!

All Twitter giveaways will be announced via Twitter today, so stay tuned!  And don't forget to share your work with us on our Facebook page, for the chance to be our WOW Wednesday winner!

Please note: No orders will be shipping 10/18 - 10/25. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

One More Giveaway!

Today is the last day - have you shopped the birthday sale yet?  Our gift to you is a 25% off coupon for the whole store, valid 10/16-10/20 (in stock items only not valid on prior orders and not valid on gift certificates).  Use code: 4bdayIHP.  NOTE:  Shop early!  Once seasonal items are sold out, they will most likely not be restocked.  Also, the store will be closed from Oct 18-25th and there will be no shipping during this time.  Orders will resume shipping on 10/26.

October happens to also be Adopt A Shelter Dog month, as well as the birthday of one of Kate’s dogs and the Gotcha/Adoption day of the other. In honor of all of that, IHP will be donating 10% of all sales during the birthday sale to Home For Good Dog Rescue, Eleventh Hour Rescue and Pilots ‘n Paws.  And if you make your own donation to any of these organizations, we will send you a gift certificate to IHP for 50% of your donation amount (these will be sent at the end of the month).  Just email us a copy of your donation receipt and we’ll email you a gift certificate!

And to continue our birthday fun this week, today you can win this Lavender 6x6 patterned paper pad!  All you have to do is leave a comment here no later than Sunday, October 21 at 11:59 PM EST.  That's it - that's all!  Just leave us a comment and this could be yours!

All winners will be announced next Tuesday, October 23 right here on the blog - good luck!  Be sure to comment on all of this week's blog giveaways too - there's still time to enter!

Please note: No orders will be shipping 10/18 - 10/25. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Five Minute Friday: Swept Off My Feet

Hi there!  It's Taylor here today, sharing a fun 5 Minute Friday card from Kate.  Take a look at the supplies she used to create this adorable card:

Oval Nesties, Copics, Dimensional Dots, Memento Cantaloupe from the new Snow Cones color collection, Paper Smooches Squeaky Clean, Frosted Lace Stickles, A2 Polka Dot embossing folder

It all came together to make such a sweet card, didn't it?  I love all the white space, with a pop of yellow.

Have you shopped the birthday sale yet?  Our gift to you is a 25% off coupon for the whole store, valid 10/16-10/20 (in stock items only not valid on prior orders and not valid on gift certificates).  Use code: 4bdayIHP.  NOTE:  Shop early!  Once seasonal items are sold out, they will most likely not be restocked.  Also, the store will be closed from Oct 18-25th and there will be no shipping during this time.  Orders will resume shipping on 10/26.

October happens to also be Adopt A Shelter Dog month, as well as the birthday of one of Kate’s dogs and the Gotcha/Adoption day of the other. In honor of all of that, IHP will be donating 10% of all sales during the birthday sale to Home For Good Dog Rescue, Eleventh Hour Rescue and Pilots ‘n Paws.  And if you make your own donation to any of these organizations, we will send you a gift certificate to IHP for 50% of your donation amount (these will be sent at the end of the month).  Just email us a copy of your donation receipt and we’ll email you a gift certificate!

And to continue our birthday fun this week, today you can win this Healthy Vibes set!  All you have to do is leave a comment here no later than Sunday, October 21 at 11:59 PM EST.  That's it - that's all!  Just leave us a comment and this could be yours!

All winners will be announced next Tuesday, October 23 right here on the blog - good luck!  Be sure to comment on all of this week's blog giveaways too - there's still time to enter!

New Dies & a Giveaway!

Have you seen the new Memory Box dies in stock?  The Grand Gothic Intersecting Arch comes in the larger size shown here (and is complemented by the Grand Gothic Window die), and one a little bit smaller that coordinates with the Small Gothic Window Die.

Also in the Grand Gothic line are the Stained Glass Window, Luminary Window, Iron Work Window.

The popular Madison Arched Window is now available in small and grand.

Be sure to take a peek at all of the dies now in stock, which includes a lovely poinsettia and several other coordinating elements!

Have you shopped the birthday sale yet?  Our gift to you is a 25% off coupon for the whole store, valid 10/16-1-/20 (in stock items only not valid on prior orders and not valid on gift certificates).  Use code: 4bdayIHP.  NOTE:  Shop early!  Once seasonal items are sold out, they will most likely not be restocked.  Also, the store will be closed from Oct 18-25th and there will be no shipping during this time.  Orders will resume shipping on 10/26.

October happens to also be Adopt A Shelter Dog month, as well as the birthday of one of Kate’s dogs and the Gotcha/Adoption day of the other. In honor of all of that, IHP will be donating 10% of all sales during the birthday sale to Home For Good Dog Rescue, Eleventh Hour Rescue and Pilots ‘n Paws.  And if you make your own donation to any of these organizations, we will send you a gift certificate to IHP for 50% of your donation amount (these will be sent at the end of the month).  Just email us a copy of your donation receipt and we’ll email you a gift certificate!

And how about another giveaway, to keep this birthday celebration going?

You can win these three adorable Gourmet Rubber Stamps singles....and you can't even buy them in the store!  All you have to do is leave a comment here no later than Sunday, October 21 at 11:59 PM EST.  That's it - that's all!  Just leave us a comment and this could be yours!  All winners will be announced next Tuesday, October 23 right here on the blog - good luck!  Be sure to comment on the Tuesday and Wednesday giveaways, too - there's still time to enter!

Please note: No orders will be shipping 10/18 - 10/25. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Mint Motif Giveaway!

It's day two of our birthday celebration, and today we're giving away a fabulous Mint Motif stamp set!

Have you checked out the Mint Motif Pinterest board?  It is full of beautiful inspiration.  I found this gorgeous sample from Kate, using the Very Merry Sentiments set.

Have you shopped the birthday sale yet?  Our gift to you is a 25% off coupon for the whole store, valid 10/16-1-/20 (in stock items only not valid on prior orders and not valid on gift certificates).  Use code: 4bdayIHP.  NOTE:  Shop early!  Once seasonal items are sold out, they will most likely not be restocked.  Also, the store will be closed from Oct 18-25th and there will be no shipping during this time.  Orders will resume shipping on 10/26.

October happens to also be Adopt A Shelter Dog month, as well as the birthday of one of Kate’s dogs and the Gotcha/Adoption day of the other. In honor of all of that, IHP will be donating 10% of all sales during the birthday sale to Home For Good Dog Rescue, Eleventh Hour Rescue and Pilots ‘n Paws.  And if you make your own donation to any of these organizations, we will send you a gift certificate to IHP for 50% of your donation amount (these will be sent at the end of the month).  Just email us a copy of your donation receipt and we’ll email you a gift certificate!

You can win this Very Merry Sentiments set!  All you have to do is leave a comment here no later than Sunday, October 21 at 11:59 PM EST.  That's it - that's all!  Just leave us a comment and this could be yours!  All winners will be announced next Tuesday, October 23 right here on the blog - good luck!  Be sure to comment on yesterday's giveaway too - there's still time to enter!

Please note: No orders will be shipping 10/18 - 10/25. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

DT Challenge: Happy 4th Birthday, IHP!

i {heart} papers is thrilled to be celebrating our 4^th birthday this month! We know there’s no way we could have made it this far without each and every one of our loyal customers sharing their IHP love with their friends or following us on Facebook, Twitter, our blog or through our newsletter. So, our celebration is really a celebration of YOU and our gift to you is a 25% off coupon for the whole store, valid 10/16-1-/20 (in stock items only not valid on prior orders and not valid on gift certificates). Use code: 4bdayIHP.  NOTE:  Shop early!  Once seasonal items are sold out, they will most likely not be restocked.  Also, the store will be closed from Oct 18-25th and there will be no shipping during this time.  Orders will resume shipping on 10/26.

We will also have a giveaways on the blog and on Twitter during these days (they’ll be linked from Facebook too but since giveaways aren’t technically allowed on Facebook we have to do it on the blog!) so be sure to check in daily to see how to enter.

But wait! There’s more! Long time customers know that Kate is a huge dog rescue advocate (that’s Mr. Barbo on the left and BooBoo on the right), volunteering for a local dog rescue, transporting dogs in need and doing rescue work on Facebook. October happens to also be Adopt A Shelter Dog month, as well as the birthday of one of Kate’s dogs and the Gotcha/Adoption day of the other. So, in honor of all of that, IHP will be donating 10% of all sales during the birthday sale to Home For Good Dog Rescue, Eleventh Hour Rescue and Pilots ‘n Paws. And if you make your own donation to any of these organizations, we will send you a gift certificate to IHP for 50% of your donation amount (these will be sent at the end of the month). Just email us a copy of your donation receipt and we’ll email you a gift certificate!

For today’s DT Challenge, Deb found this post and this amazing inspiration photo that happens to be our logo colors!
I also made my project to coincide with the Hope You Can Cling To challenge 16th Day:  Two Times the Fun, hosted by stagccva, a/k/a Taylor
(Keyword: HYCCT1216).  The challenge was to use two of everything on your project - two different patterned papers, two different buttons, two different ribbons, two different stamps, etc.
So…I made a little birthday gift tote from 1/2 of a clear card box.  I used:

• 2 patterned papers: Lavender pad and Tell Your Story
• 2 Bling: Zva Cupcake and Hero Arts bling from this adorable Cupcake stamp set combo.
• 2 Stamp sets: Mint Motif Simply Sentiments and the balloon image from Paper Smooches Metropolis
• 2 Markers: Copics and Spicas (Black and Clear used for the balloon strings and balloons)
• 2 ribbons: Ivory PomPom Trim and 3/8” ivory double faced satin
• 2 dies: Large Circle Nesties and Large Scalloped Circle Nesties
• 2 adhesives: Dimensional Dots and i {stick} papers, our exclusive redline tape

I hope you’ll hop along and see what the rest of the team made to celebrate and kick off our birthday party.

Carolyn

Deb

Gretchen

Judy

Lori

Taylor

Tracy

Carole - Guest DT  

And to further kick off our birthday festivities this week, we're starting FIVE days of giveaways today!  Want a chance to win this Chicken Girl Design set, Just Skating By?

All you have to do is leave a comment here no later than Sunday, October 21 at 11:59 PM EST.  That's it - that's all!  Just leave us a comment and this could be yours!  All winners will be announced next Tuesday, October 23 right here on the blog - good luck!

Thank you for stopping today and for all of your support and friendship over these past four years.   I look forward to serving you for many more!

Please note: No orders will be shipping 10/18 - 10/25. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

New From Gourmet Rubber Stamps & Paper Smooches

Gourmet Rubber Stamps is releasing two new Appetizers sets today!  The first, Gingerbread Greetings, has four fun images perfect for holiday baking.

The second, Made of Snow, has a sweet snowman accompanied by a snowflake, a flourish, and a cheerful sentiment.

And finally, Paper Smooches has a new addition to their Kismet collection - Warm Hearts.  Ten images and three sentiments fill this great new winter set!

Make plans to join us here tomorrow as we kick off our 4th Birthday Celebration with the monthly Design Team Challenge, and a giveaway!

Please note: No orders will be shipping 10/18 - 10/25. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

New Flourishes Now In Stock!

Flourishes had a great new release yesterday!  Five beautiful new sets are now in stock over in the i {heart} papers store.  This one, Fresh Baked,  will help you cook up some fun by adding hand stamped tags, cards or boxes to your home baked goods. This darling set, illustrated by Marcella Hawley, features darling vignettes honoring those items baked lovingly in your kitchen.

Call this Sentimental Favorites a set for all cardmaking seasons!  From Happy Birthday and Thank You creations to sympathy cards and notes of Congrats, this set has all the sentiments you need packed in a wonderfully scripted 4" by 6" set.

Send out Christmas wishes with a natural and earthy flair.  This beautiful set, Naturally Merry, offers an elegant sugar pine cone and a sprig of holly.  Pair these beauties with three elegant Christmas expressions and you have the making of a gorgeous set perfect for the holidays.

A whimsical way to enjoy the season in your cards and creations - ski, skate or take an old fashioned sled for a spin - you choose!  This set, Snow Day, even offers five sentiments to match and a Nordic pattern to use for backgrounds, borders or accents.

Give the inside and outside of your cards a bit of pizzazz with these mix and match sentiments for all occasions!  The words in this set, In & Out Happy, are designed to be used together or apart on the inside or outside of your creations.

Stop by to see the complete selection of Flourishes stamps in stock today!

i {heart} CAS-Friday

Today i {heart} papers is sponsoring the CAS-Friday blog.  My sweet friend Michele Gross graciously allowed me to kick off our birthday celebration a little early.  Isn't that fun?

The challenge this week is simple – your project must include a heart, in honor of i {heart} papers!  How cute!  CAS + heart = Kate loves.

My project, shown above, includes these products available in the i {heart} papers store: North Pole 12x12 Collection Kit, Mint Motif Sweet Hearts set, Memento & Palette inks, Glossy Accents, Copics, red twine, and Zva flourish bling.

Play along over on the CAS-Fri blog.  I’ll be giving away a $20 gift certificate to the winner.  Go check it out!  Happy stamping!